The search for the next Independence Chief of Police is down to four finalists, City Manager Zach Walker confirmed Friday, including current interim chief Adam Dustman. Walker said he was not yet able to release the names of the other three finalists, as not all have informed their current agency they will be coming to Independence for final interviews and to meet with the community this month.
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday approved most of a roughly $48 billion state budget while cutting $500 million lawmakers had set aside for tax refunds.
Churches across the U.S. are tackling the big question of how to address homelessness in their communities with a small solution: tiny homes.
DALLAS — Airlines that have stumbled badly over the last two holidays face their biggest test yet of whether they can handle big crowds when July Fourth travelers mob the nation’s airports this weekend.
The William Chrisman High School football team has yet to play a game under first-year head coach Michael Rose-Ivey, but seniors Dayton Dockins and Terry Baker already feel like winners. They have emerged as leaders on a Bears team that is hungry for success, and they believe Rose-Ivey is the man who can help his team get the job done.
Mama Bear has left the den at William Chrisman High School, but the legacy Heather Jackson established the past six years will last forever. Even before her two sons, twotime NCAA Division II national champion Isaiah – a guard at Northwest Missouri State University – and Zavier, the manager of the University of Central Missouri men’s basketball team, enrolled at Chrisman, she was the vice president of the high school’s booster club.
JUNE 10 Suspicious person • 700 block Main St. Verbal disturbance • 1100 block Main St.
THURSDAY, MAY 26 Arrest • 1:43 a.m., S. Crysler Ave.
WASHINGTON — About half of Americans believe former President Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan.
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